Francis felix claude rippon



March 28, 1933. F. F. c. R'IPPON 1,902,971

' TOY Filed Aug. 18, 1932 r .F IN ENToR 1 i W Saw/ff ATTORNE PatentedMar. 28, 1933 UNITED lSTA TES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS FELIX CLAUDE RIPPON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOY

Application led August 18, 1.932. Serial No. 629,275.

. arrangement is such that the application of any of the operatingelements to the container moves the sets of letters so as to exposecertain predetermined letters. In this way, the animals or othersubjects of the pictures upon the operating elements, by application tothe container, may be made t'o spell their own names in what, to achild, appears a mysterious manner. A

While the exact mechanical arrangement of the parts of the toy issubject to wide Variation, I have, for the sake lof illustration, shownin the accompanying drawing, a specific embodiment of the invention fromwhich the nature of the invention may clearly be understood. In thedrawing: i

Fig. 1 is a face view of the toy showing an operating elementv appliedto the con- Y tainer;

Fig. 2 is a similar view omitting the cover of the container butindicating the position of the window therein, and showing the op'-erating element out of operative position;

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are sections on the lines 3 3 and 4-4 of Fig. 1, andthe line 5-5 of Fig. 2 respectively; and v Fig. 6 shows another of theoperating elements. y

In the specific 4embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing, theframe 10. of the toy provides a container having a cover 11 containing awindow 12. Within the container are a plurality of movable .elements 13,each bearing a seriesof symbols, such as the letters shown. Each movableelement is so guided that the symbols which it bears may be exposed oneat a time through a part of the window 12. In the form shown, rails 14,perpendicular to' the window12, are provided to guide the movableelements 13. Each movable element 13 is normally, but

50 displaceably, positioned so that no one of its symbols appearsthrough the Window 12. For this purpose, light compression springs 15mayl be provided to urge the elements 13 against a stop bar 16 which maycon- 55 stitute the top of the container.

A considerable number of diiferent operating elements are most desirablyincluded in the toy. The operating element lincludes a plaque 21 bearingan indicium, such as a picture, andis provided with a number of keys,such as the projections 22. To facilitate the application of theoperating elements to the container, the frame may have a projectingportion 17 carrying bars 18, providing an open slideway 19 into whichthe -operating elements may be slid from above.

A slot 23 in the stop bar 16 permits the key projections 22 to enter thecontainer and to engage and move the movable elements 13.

The operating element 20 shown bears a picture of a bear, and its keyprojections 22 are of such a length that, when this operating element ispushed down in the slideway 19, the movable elements 13 are displaced soas to align and expose through the window 12 the letters B E A R. Theoperating element y2O shown in Fig. 6 bears a picture of a cow. It hasthree key projections 22 adapted to displace three of the movableelements 13 so a-s to align and eX- pose through the window the lettersC O W. The arrangement of the `series of letters 'shown in Fig. 2permits the spelling of the names of twenty animals by the provision ofeighteen additional operating elements provided with suitable keyprojections.

An important feature of the toy is that the symbols exposed on theapplication of each operating element have some definite relation to theindicium on the operating ele- 90 ment. The relation of descriptive wordto picture is merely a preferred illustration of such a relation.

The particular embodiment illustrated has the merit of great simplicitywhich enables it to be `made-at very small cost. It will, however, beapparent to anyone skilled in the art that the arrangement of theletters or symbols, as well as the mechanical arrangement of the toy,may be widely varied without departing from m'y invention, whose awindow extending across said slides, means scope is indicated in theappended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A new toy comprising a container having a window, a movable elementin the container bearing a series of indicia exposable one at a timethrough the window, means for initially and displaceably positioningsaid movable element to conceal said indicia, an operating elementbearing an indicium and having a key adapted to displace said movableelement so as to expose through the window a predetermined indiciumthereon related to the indiciumc on the operating element.

2. A new toy comprising a frame, a plurality of movable elements mountedthereon and each bearing a series of different symbols, yieldable meansdisplaceably holding said movable elements in an initial position, anoperating element bearing an indicium and having a plurality of keysadapted to displace said movable elements to align predetermined symbolsthereon related as a group to the symbol on the operating element.

3. A new toy comprising a container having a window, a plurality ofmovable elements in the container bearing aseries of symbols, thesymbols of each series being exposable one at'a time through differentparts of said window, means for initially and displaceably positioningsaid movable elements to conceal said symbols, an operating elementbearing an indicium and having a plurality -of keys adapted to displacesaid movable elements so as to align and expose through the windowpredetermined symbols having as a group a relation to the indicium onthe operating element. l

4. A toy comprising a plurality of movable elements, each bearing aseries of letters, an operating element bearing a picture, and meanscarried by the operating element to move the movable elements into apredetermined position in which the letters spelling the name of thesubject of the picture are aligned. v

5. A toy comprising a container having a window, a plurality of movableelements in the. container, each bearing a series of letters exposablethrough the window, an operating element bearing a picture, and meanscarried by the operating element to move the movable element into apredetermined position in which the letters spelling the name of thesubject of the picture are aligned and exposed through the window.

6. A toy comprising a frame, a plurality of parallel, longitudinallymovable slides mounted. in the frame and each bearing a series ofsymbols, an apertured stop limitmg the movement of said slides in Yonedi.- rection, springs urging vsaid slides against said stop, a cover forsaid frame containing providing a guideway on said frame at the side ofsaid apertured stop opposite to said slides, an operating elementbearing an indicium and slidable in said guideway, and a lurality ofkeyprojections on said operating element adapted to pass through saidapertured stop and depress said slides to expose predetermined symbolsthereon through said window.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. p

FRANCIS FELIX CLAUDE RIPPON.

I CERTIFICATE oF CORRECTION. Parent No. 1,902,911. March ze, 192.3.`

i FRANCls FELIX CLAUDE RIPPoN.'

It is hereby certified thatlerror appears in' the printed specificationof the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2,line- 25,` claim 2, for "symbol" read "indicium"; and that the'saidLetters 'Patent should be read with this correction therein that thesame may conform to the record of the case vin the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 23rd day of May, A: D. 1933.

M. J. Moore.

(Seal) i v Acting Commissioner'v of.- Patents.

